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@serhatbolsu serhatbolsu released this 12 Oct 14:22
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v1.4
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Important new features and compatibility features with Selenium added in this release

Selectors now takes id and xpath as default so you do not need to specify if you are using id or xpath (which starts with //) . Also you can now use WebElement in addition to other locators.
Existing test cases will not be effected, no change is required 👍

  • New finding elements strategy now supports directly using WebElement. Check keyword documentation for more information.
  • Added default locator strategies. Default is: id and xpath check library introduction for more details.
  • Click Text added as keyword in which you can directly click on found texts. Underlying it works on predefined xpath depending on platform.
  • Unicode fixes also reflected on Page Should Contain Text and Page Should Not Contain Text
  • Getting an element text is added and its helper keywords.

New Keywords:

Keyword Argument1 Argument2
Get Text locator
Click Text text exact_match
Element should contain text locator text
Element should not contain text locator text
Element text should be locator text
Get Matching Xpath Count xpath_locator
Xpath Should Match X Times xpath_locator count

Name Change: (Breaking Change)
Get Element -> Get Webelement
Get Elements -> Get Webelements

Source distribution is available at PyPI and pip users can simply run:

# to install or upgrade to the latest release.
pip install --upgrade robotframework-appiumlibrary
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